NORRIS (John):

A Practical Treatise concerning Humility Design'd for The Furtherance and Improvement of that Great Christian Vertue, Both in The Minds and Lives of Men.

London: Printed for S. Manship[..., 1707. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 289 x 110 mms., pp. [xvi], 409 [410 - 416 adverts], including half-title, later 18th century panelled calf, olive morocco label; slight wear to front joint, but a very good copy This was the first volume of a series of books on Christian virtues that John Norris (1657 - 1711) proposed publishing, but he died before he could complete any of the other volumes, except for A Treatise Concerning Christian Prudence appeared in 1710 and was the last of Norris's works. So far as one can tell, the phrase "dead fly in the ointment" appears here for the first time, except for the mention in Ecclesiastes 10: 1.

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Book number: 9591

Catalogue: Humility

Keywords: humility virtue prose